Banco Español del Río de la Plata (in English: ''Spanish Bank of the Río de la Plata'') was an Argentine bank which operated in Buenos Aires between 1886 and 1983.
History
The Bank was founded in 1886 by
Augusto J. Coelho, born in
Montevideo
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, Uruguay. This entity was also in charge of
Jorge A. Mitchell, who served as Manager of The Banco Español and
Río de la Plata
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for several years.
Originally its building was located on the Calle de la Piedad (current Bartolomé Mitre), neighborhood of
San Nicolás. In 1905 a new building was built by the architect
Carlos Agote, located at the intersections of Reconquista and Cangallo (Buenos Aires). Its original headquarters was acquired by
Banco Galicia in 1988, who demolished the original building in 2001.
The Banco Español del Río de la Plata had branches in several European cities, including
Barcelona
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, Madrid (
Caryatid Building) and
London
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. It was merged with the Banco Comercial del Norte in 1983.
Madrid
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File:Ex Banco Español del Río de la Plata, construido en 1910 y obra del ingeniero-arquitecto argentino Carlos Agote. Es de la ciudad una de las tantas obras arquitectónicas de estilo europeo..JPG, Branch building in Mendoza, Argentina
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See also
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Banco Transatlántico
References
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Banks established in 1886
Defunct banks of Argentina
Río de la Plata
Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires